Buy new Dethleff 7057 (1 Viewer)

[Paul and Pippa]

Hi friends, I am about to become a newbie and will be traveling aprox 9- 10 months per year, we recently saw a Dethleff 7057 witch my wife liked, have could anyone tell me where to buy a new one from uk or have you any advice...thank you

 

[Lenny HB]

Why not buy in Belgium or Germany and save yourself 10 grand.

 

[jongood]

I would advise you NOT to buy new if you re a newbie. We all go into motorhoming with a bit of a wish list and then when you start actually using it you are likely to find that some of your preconceptions do not fit the way you thought: You do/do not use the garage, you do/ do not like the front/rear lounge, you love the French Bed/ you find it a bit narrow etc etc

I'm always surprised how many people are reluctant to ask for a test drive.

IMHO it generally takes people at least 2 vans to find the right one and sometimes many more, We met someone who had had 7 vans in 7 years?? Its far less painless to trade up/move on a good secondhand MH than trade in a 1 year old one.

My recommendation for a newbie, secondhand Hymer - every single time

Jon

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[pagey]

I would advise you NOT to buy new if you re a newbie. We all go into motorhoming with a bit of a wish list and then when you start actually using it you are likely to find that some of your preconceptions do not fit the way you thought: You do/do not use the garage, you do/ do not like the front/rear lounge, you love the French Bed/ you find it a bit narrow etc etc

I'm always surprised how many people are reluctant to ask for a test drive.

IMHO it generally takes people at least 2 vans to find the right one and sometimes many more, We met someone who had had 7 vans in 7 years?? Its far less painless to trade up/move on a good secondhand MH than trade in a 1 year old one.

My recommendation for a newbie, secondhand Hymer - every single time

Jon

good advice i am on my 3rd

 

[Paul and Pippa]

I would advise you NOT to buy new if you re a newbie. We all go into motorhoming with a bit of a wish list and then when you start actually using it you are likely to find that some of your preconceptions do not fit the way you thought: You do/do not use the garage, you do/ do not like the front/rear lounge, you love the French Bed/ you find it a bit narrow etc etc

I'm always surprised how many people are reluctant to ask for a test drive.

IMHO it generally takes people at least 2 vans to find the right one and sometimes many more, We met someone who had had 7 vans in 7 years?? Its far less painless to trade up/move on a good secondhand MH than trade in a 1 year old one.

My recommendation for a newbie, secondhand Hymer - every single time

Jon

 

[Paul and Pippa]

Thank you Jonesgood....we have been to dealerships and trying different models, if it were left to my wife, it would be like,, nice bed!...like the curtains !...we'll have this one ..lol...but I am more thorough..we have looked at second hand ones and my friend who's a long time MHomer did advise on buying German as you suggested ...it just happened that the new Dethleff fell into our price range and had over £6,000 worth of extra's ....we still have a few months before we can actually buy one but will look at more Hymler's as you suggested ,,,thank you

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[Paul and Pippa]

Why not buy in Belgium or Germany and save yourself 10 grand.

 

[Paul and Pippa]

that never crossed my mind,,will look into that,,thank you

 

[Minxy]

Thank you Jonesgood....we have been to dealerships and trying different models, if it were left to my wife, it would be like,, nice bed!...like the curtains !...we'll have this one ..lol...but I am more thorough..we have looked at second hand ones and my friend who's a long time MHomer did advise on buying German as you suggested ...it just happened that the new Dethleff fell into our price range and had over £6,000 worth of extra's ....we still have a few months before we can actually buy one but will look at more Hymler's as you suggested ,,,thank you

Just be aware that the stated value of the extras is often higher than they would cost you to have put on ... the dealer will have included their labour costs which aren't cheap and often use the highest price for the items themselves to make you think you're getting a good deal, often included are things you don't want too ... basically don't let 'extras' sway you into buying.

Also you say you are going to travel for 9-10 months a year so make sure that HOW you use it day to day, and where you want to take it, is realistic - a nice large MH is great for when you're stationary but can be a pain in the bum if you want to go off and explore places along smaller roads etc.

Oh, and welcome to the fun house!

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[Paul and Pippa]

Just be aware that the stated value of the extras is often higher than they would cost you to have put on ... the dealer will have included their labour costs which aren't cheap and often use the highest price for the items themselves to make you think you're getting a good deal, often included are things you don't want too ... basically don't let 'extras' sway you into buying.

 

[Paul and Pippa]

the extra's were sat dish, solar panels,rear camera ect.....

 

[Blue Knight]

Hi Ellie,

You could always do what we did with our first new van, i.e. buy it, sleep in it for a few nights and then sell it a month later because it was the wrong set-up for us.

A mistake like this does wonders for reducing your bank balance

All the best,

Andrew

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[Paul and Pippa]

Hi Ellie,

You could always do what we did with our first new van, i.e. buy it, sleep in it for a few nights and then sell it a month later because it was the wrong set-up for us.

A mistake like this does wonders for reducing your bank balance

All the best,

Andrew

 

[Paul and Pippa]

Thank you ...tbh it's the first MH my wife felt comfortable in..and we've been in about 100 atm lol

 

[tacr2man]

@Ellie

Thank you ...tbh it's the first MH my wife felt comfortable in..and we've been in about 100 atm lol

If you click on quote (bottom right) you can just type your reply you dont need to double post

If you are going to long term , look at payload as you tend to need more for longer term use , also this is very dependent on mgw , and that has license ramifications . The 7057 quotes payload around 450kg , thats before things like you mention eg sat dish , extra battery solar etc

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[Northernraider]

Another for the do not buy new for yiur first motorhome camp.

You will and I guarantee it wish later you hadn't.

Doesn't matter how many you have looked at you will always view with rose tinted glasses and if you buy a new one you will either have to endure the things you discover doesn't suit you or sell it at a great loss.
Even if you buy one that's 2 or 3 years old you will save yourself a lot of money.

 

[cornish boy]

We were pretty much sure of the layout we wanted when first looking. We then hired a motorhome with the kind of layout we fancied to make sure it would work in practice.
Off the top of my head I think it cost us about £800 to hire for a week but well worth it as it reinforced what we thought we wanted and we felt confident enough to go and purchase a brand new motorhome.

18 months later, we can't really think of anything we would change about the layout and having looked at the 2018 models, haven't seen anything that has a better layout for our needs.

In my opinion, if you are sure you know what you want, then hiring a motorhome of a similar layout will confirm or disprove your assumptions and may just help avoid a costly mistake.

 

[cornish boy]

I should just add, its not just the layout you want to check but make sure you have enough space to park it at home if that is your plan.

Whatever space you think it will need, it will need more! We are lucky to be able to park our 8.6m tag axle at home but it takes up at least a 10m x 4m space to be able to open lockers on both sides and put the bikes on the back. It needs even more space when it requires a wash...

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[peterc10]

I think Dethleff are now a Hymer brand. One owner I met recently said that his A class Dethleff was made on the same production line as my Hymer A class.

 

[Paul and Pippa]

@Ellie

If you click on quote (bottom right) you can just type your reply you dont need to double post

If you are going to long term , look at payload as you tend to need more for longer term use , also this is very dependent on mgw , and that has license ramifications . The 7057 quotes payload around 450kg , thats before things like you mention eg sat dish , extra battery solar etc

thank you ,I will look into that

 

[Paul and Pippa]

Another for the do not buy new for yiur first motorhome camp.

You will and I guarantee it wish later you hadn't.

Doesn't matter how many you have looked at you will always view with rose tinted glasses and if you buy a new one you will either have to endure the things you discover doesn't suit you or sell it at a great loss.
Even if you buy one that's 2 or 3 years old you will save yourself a lot of money.

thanks ,,I will tell the missus whilst throwing her chocolates..lol

We were pretty much sure of the layout we wanted when first looking. We then hired a motorhome with the kind of layout we fancied to make sure it would work in practice.
Off the top of my head I think it cost us about £800 to hire for a week but well worth it as it reinforced what we thought we wanted and we felt confident enough to go and purchase a brand new motorhome.

18 months later, we can't really think of anything we would change about the layout and having looked at the 2018 models, haven't seen anything that has a better layout for our needs.

In my opinion, if you are sure you know what you want, then hiring a motorhome of a similar layout will confirm or disprove your assumptions and may just help avoid a costly mistake.

my wife was really unsure which one we wanted but when she saw the 7057 she was sure ...fingers crossed ,,,gulp!!!!

I should just add, its not just the layout you want to check but make sure you have enough space to park it at home if that is your plan.

Whatever space you think it will need, it will need more! We are lucky to be able to park our 8.6m tag axle at home but it takes up at least a 10m x 4m space to be able to open lockers on both sides and put the bikes on the back. It needs even more space when it requires a wash...

I have a drive at my sisters house where we will be staying

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[Northernraider]

Unfortunately buying your first motorhome is like all those other hurdles in life where people will give you advice
Such as

Don't eat too much sweets you'll be sick.

Your sex life's ruined once you get married.

Don't touch the fire it burns

Etc etc etc

But in truth you will do what you want to do in the end and you only ever learn when you get it wrong lol

Unfortunately some of the lessons can be very very expensive.

 

[clanjones]

You can get it right first time if and this is the crux, if you do the research and read, read and view loads of vehicles.

Don't buy on a whim. We bought ours 3 years ago, new and got 90+% of it right. Will we change it, probably in about 3 to 4 years. Mind you took us 2 to 3 years of research and visiting many shows!

 

[Lenny HB]

I think Dethleff are now a Hymer brand. One owner I met recently said that his A class Dethleff was made on the same production line as my Hymer A class.

They have been part of the Hymer group since the 90's they operate independently as a separate company.
The only production line they share is for their budget ranges , Crado & Sunlight where they set up a new factory in Dresden.

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[stewartwebr]

Unfortunately buying your first motorhome is like all those other hurdles in life where people will give you advice
Such as

Don't eat too much sweets you'll be sick.

Your sex life's ruined once you get married.

Don't touch the fire it burns

Etc etc etc

But in truth you will do what you want to do in the end and you only ever learn when you get it wrong lol

Unfortunately some of the lessons can be very very expensive.

and most of the examples you give turn out to be true

 

[Northernraider]

and most of the examples you give turn out to be true

Oh i know ...i learned all of them the hard way

Except the motorhome as I've never bought a new one lol

 

[Blue Knight]

Ellie,

The full timers on FUN may be able to comment further but if you want to register this van at 3,500kg then you may only have circa 350-400kg of realtime payload to play with (I.e. once you have awnings and extra batteries and solar units fitted).

Cheers,

Andrew

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[Jim Schush]

We’ve ordered a 7057 Dbm trend and we are due to collect it in late June. We have had several new caravans and after plenty of research and plenty of miles we made the decision to buy a new one at last years NEC.
We’ve ordered it with 150 bhp engine, alloys, 3850 kg payload, 120w solar panel, design pack, alarm, tracker, outside gas point 4.5 m awning and a sat dish with tv.
We where really impressed just how well everything seemed to be fitted and the quality of the fixtures and fittings, that’s why we took the plunge and bought it.
Speaking to a dealer last week they had no production left for 2018 but I’m not sure if that’s salesman speak for no discount.

 

[Southdowners]

Even the colour can be wrong. When we bought our first motorhome we convinced ourselves that ivory leather and fabric upholstery would be OK with a dog! .... It wasn't !!!

 

[Northernraider]

Even the colour can be wrong. When we bought our first motorhome we convinced ourselves that ivory leather and fabric upholstery would be OK with a dog! .... It wasn't !!!

I have beige suede upholstery somewhere under the pile of throws covering it becsuse you look at it wrong and it's dirty.

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